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PID: 200687 (k1Kb4/1p2p3/1pR1P3/P7/8/8/2Q5/R5r1 w - - 0 1)
Rains, Cyril George
The Observer, 1948
(First published on Sun Jul 11 1948)
#3
6 + 6
| 15239 | Valois Notebooks | 2020 |
SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Ka7
- 2.axb6#
- 1...Rg2
- 2.axb6#
- 1...Rg3
- 2.axb6+
- 2...Ra3
- 3.Rxa3#
- 2...Ra3
- 2.axb6+
- 1...Rg4
- 2.axb6+
- 2...Ra4
- 3.Rxa4#
- 3.Qxa4#
- 2...Ra4
- 2.axb6+
- 1...Rg5
- 2.axb6+
- 2...Ra5
- 3.Rxa5#
- 2...Ra5
- 2.axb6+
- 1...Rg6
- 2.axb6#
- 1...Rg7
- 2.axb6#
- 1...Rg8
- 2.axb6#
- 1...bxc6
- 2.Qxc6+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Qb7#
- 3.axb6#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.axb6+
- 2...Rxa1
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Rxa1
- 2.Qxc6+
- 1...Ka7
- Tries
- 1.Qe4?
- threat
- 2.Rc2
- threat
- 3.Qxb7#
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Qxb7#
- threat
- 2.Rc3
- threat
- 3.Qxb7#
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Qxb7#
- threat
- 2.Rc4
- threat
- 3.Qxb7#
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Qxb7#
- threat
- 2.Rc5
- threat
- 3.Qxb7#
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Qxb7#
- threat
- 2.Rc7
- threat
- 3.Qxb7#
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Qxb7#
- threat
- 2.Rc2
- 1...bxc6
- 2.Qxc6+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Qb7#
- 3.axb6#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.axb6+
- 2...Rxa1
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Rxa1
- 2.Qxc6+
- 1...Rb1
- 2.Rc7
- threat
- 3.Qxb7#
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Qxb7#
- 2...bxa5
- 3.Rxa5#
- threat
- 2.Rc7
- 1...Rc1
- 2.Rcxc1
- threat
- 3.Qxb7#
- 3.axb6#
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Qxb7#
- threat
- 2.Rcxc1
- 1...Rd1
- 2.Rc5
- threat
- 3.Qxb7#
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Qxb7#
- 2...Rd5
- 3.axb6#
- 2...Rd7
- 3.axb6#
- threat
- 2.Rc5
- 1...Re1
- 2.Rc4
- threat
- 3.Qxb7#
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Qxb7#
- 2...Rxe4
- 3.axb6#
- threat
- 2.Rc4
- 1...Rg2
- 2.Rc3
- threat
- 3.Qxb7#
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Qxb7#
- threat
- 2.Rc4
- threat
- 3.Qxb7#
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Qxb7#
- threat
- 2.Rc5
- threat
- 3.Qxb7#
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Qxb7#
- threat
- 2.Rc7
- threat
- 3.Qxb7#
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Qxb7#
- threat
- 2.Qxg2
- threat
- 3.axb6#
- 2...Ka7
- 3.axb6#
- 2...bxa5
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...b5
- 3.Ra6#
- threat
- 2.axb6+
- 2...Ra2
- 3.Rxa2#
- 2...Ra2
- 2.Rc3
- 1...Rg3
- 2.Rc4
- threat
- 3.Qxb7#
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Qxb7#
- threat
- 2.Rc5
- threat
- 3.Qxb7#
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Qxb7#
- threat
- 2.Rc7
- threat
- 3.Qxb7#
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Qxb7#
- threat
- 2.axb6+
- 2...Ra3
- 3.Rxa3#
- 2...Ra3
- 2.Rc4
- 1...Rg5
- 2.axb6+
- 2...Ra5
- 3.Rxa5#
- 2...Ra5
- 2.axb6+
- 1...Bc7!
- threat
- 1.Qh2?
- threat
- 2.Qb8#
- 1...Rg3
- 2.Qxg3
- threat
- 3.Qb8#
- 3.axb6#
- 2...Ka7
- 3.axb6#
- threat
- 2.axb6+
- 2...Ra3
- 3.Rxa3#
- 3.Qb8#
- 2...Ra3
- 2.Qxg3
- 1...Bc7!
- threat
- 1.Qe4?
- Keys
- 1.Qg2!
- threat
- 2.Rc2
- threat
- 3.Qxb7#
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Qxb7#
- 2...Rxg2
- 3.axb6#
- threat
- 2.Rc2
- 1...Rxa1
- 2.Rc2
- threat
- 3.Qxb7#
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Qxb7#
- threat
- 2.Rc3
- threat
- 3.Qxb7#
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Qxb7#
- threat
- 2.Rc4
- threat
- 3.Qxb7#
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Qxb7#
- threat
- 2.Rc5
- threat
- 3.Qxb7#
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Qxb7#
- threat
- 2.Rc7
- threat
- 3.Qxb7#
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Qxb7#
- threat
- 2.Rc2
- 1...Rxg2
- 2.axb6+
- 2...Ra2
- 3.Rxa2#
- 2...Ra2
- 2.axb6+
- 1...bxc6
- 2.Qxc6+
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Qb7#
- 3.axb6#
- 2...Ka7
- 2.axb6+
- 2...Rxa1
- 3.Qxc6#
- 2...Rxa1
- 2.Qxc6+
- 1...Rb1
- 2.Rc7
- threat
- 3.Qxb7#
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Qxb7#
- 2...bxa5
- 3.Rxa5#
- threat
- 2.Rc7
- 1...Rc1
- 2.Rcxc1
- threat
- 3.Qxb7#
- 3.axb6#
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Qxb7#
- threat
- 2.Rcxc1
- 1...Rd1
- 2.Rc5
- threat
- 3.Qxb7#
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Qxb7#
- 2...Rd5
- 3.axb6#
- 2...Rd7
- 3.axb6#
- threat
- 2.Rc5
- 1...Re1
- 2.Rc4
- threat
- 3.Qxb7#
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Qxb7#
- 2...Re4
- 3.axb6#
- threat
- 2.Rc4
- 1...Rf1
- 2.Rc3
- threat
- 3.Qxb7#
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Qxb7#
- 2...Rf3
- 3.axb6#
- threat
- 2.Rc3
- 1...Rh1
- 2.Rc2
- threat
- 3.Qxb7#
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Qxb7#
- threat
- 2.Rc3
- threat
- 3.Qxb7#
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Qxb7#
- threat
- 2.Rc4
- threat
- 3.Qxb7#
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Qxb7#
- threat
- 2.Rc5
- threat
- 3.Qxb7#
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Qxb7#
- threat
- 2.Rc7
- threat
- 3.Qxb7#
- 2...Ka7
- 3.Qxb7#
- threat
- 2.Qxh1
- threat
- 3.axb6#
- 2...Ka7
- 3.axb6#
- 2...bxa5
- 3.Ra6#
- 2...b5
- 3.Ra6#
- threat
- 2.Rc2
- threat
- 1.Qg2!
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